Kit Tea Cat | Newton's Nook Designs

 What was suppose to be a quick project took longer than I thought but I love how it turned out:

I combined the following supplies from Newton's Nook Designs:

Newton's Mug

Fancy Edges Tag Die Set

Argyle Stencil Set

Do you see what I see?  I used the tags, trimmed them down a bit, to look like Tea Bags.

I was thoroughly inspired by the Inky Paws Challenge [Dang it, I missed the deadline]:

It's the FINAL CAS(E) this sketch:

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coffee | reverse confetti

 

Hello and Happy Saturday!  Can you believe that it will be February on Monday?  The time is going by strangely quick but slow at the same time, know what I mean?

I have a couple projects I wanted to share with you today.  If you've been following me for any length of time you know that I love coffee.  Coffee cards are probably my favorite to design.  I generally start with some stamped images and work from there.  For today's project, I challenged myself to not stamp on my card.  Here's how I was inspired using Reverse Confetti products:

I've been admiring a lot of graphic cards based on shapes:

Laura Bassen

Joan Bardee

Joe Sysavath

So if you follow all three designers I'm sure you're nodding your heads for Laura and Joan.  I've always thought of Joe as a floral/color design genius but his recent birthday card with number dies had me thinking the diecutting possibilities. 

My card designed came about after my coffee gift idea but let's start with my card.  The color palette was based on my other projects.    I ended up diecutting the circles in both the RC Aqua and Brick cardstock.  I was going to originally use the Circle Rays Duo as a focal point of my card and ditched that idea.

This simple card had me smiling when I finally put it all together.  The heart is from the Big Love confetti cuts.  The 'coffee' is from the Drink More Coffee confetti cuts.  I cut it from both Dark Roast and Premier Polar White.

The circle | heart elements have been adhered with adhesive.  The coffee word is on foam adhesive.  The base is Premier Polar White + Sand.

So, when I first received the Pencil & Treat Holder I wanted to use it with Starbucks Via's.  It wasn't working for me until I saw my teamies folding the holder in half and then boom:

I did some selective scoring, right above the semi circle and on the bottom I scored it twice so it has a gusset, is that the word I'm looking for?

Each of the holders have been cut from RC Aqua cardstock.  I used the Background Builder in RC Aqua ink.  The circle elements on my card came from this design.  A great way to tie the gifts to the card.

There will be a giveaway over in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group!  Check it out over there around 5 am today.

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Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps + Coffee Loving Cardmakers Collaboration Hop!

We're so excited to be collaborating with Super Sponsor Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps today!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Lisa Golzbein's blog.  If not, you'll want to start at the beginning, which is the Sweet 'n Sassy blog.  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win!

I'm sharing two projects today, let's get started!

 

My first card combines a couple sets to create a bit of a scenery:

I combined:

I Like Big Cups

Going Postal

Textures Tiles 9

Happy Mail [January stamp of the month]

It's a bit different than my normal designs but still has plenty white space.  My color palette is peach + aqua:

My other card is a slimline design:

It's the same color palette as my other one.  I've used:

I Like Big Cups

Coffee Talk 2

Happy Mail [January stamp of the month]

That snail kills me!

I'm the end of the hop!  

In case you get lost along the way, the entire hop listing can be found on the Sweet 'n Sassy blog or the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog!

Thanks so much for joining us today and a big shout out to Super Sponsor Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

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Life Love Latte | Catherine Pooler Giveaway details

 

I'm back with a couple of cards using the Catherine Pooler - Life, Love, Latte Stamp and coordinating dies.

mint to be   |  in the park

My color trio is:

Mint To Be   |   In The Park   |   Cummerbund

These colors are so beautiful together.  In the Park + Cummerbund are both from the new Date Night collection.

in the park   |  cummerbund

The coverage of the Catherine Pooler inks is amazing.  I love using the ink pads direct to paper so that it gives me coordinating cardstock.

cummerbund   |   in the park   

So excited to have this set for Valentine's Day cards!  Did you download your Catherine Pooler Color Wheel yet?

Make sure you find my post over on instagram and leave a comment over there for a chance to win!

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Wow | Reverse Confetti

I'm taking a break from my Rainbow mode to share a card that I have up on the Reverse Confetti blog today:

I stepped away from rainbows and clean & simple.  I challenged myself with a color palette and to use a couple sets.  For all the details, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog.

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Rainbow Collection | Ellen Hutson LLC

 

I might have a couple rainbow sets and decided to focus on Rainbow Cards a bit.  These will be great to send out for Valentine's/Galentine's Day cards.

Today's stamp set is the Ellen Hutson - Essentials by Ellen - Better Days Ahead set.

I used Catherine Pooler Inks:

Do-Si-Do

Tiara

Melon Ice

In The Park

The various sentiments were stamped in Catherine Pooler's Black Jack ink.

Do you noticed the heat embossed elements?  I used Lawn Fawn's Rose Gold embossing Powder, love that stuff.

The card bases used direct to paper ink transfer with the Catherine Pooler inks so that it would coordinate.

That's it for me, I'll be back sometime during the weekend with another rainbow design.

Happy Birthday | Catherine Pooler Date Night Giveaway!

 

Join me and a bunch of different designers this week as we post project using the Catherine Pooler Date Night Ink Collection.  Leave comments for a chance to win, all on Instagram!

Here is a peek at my project:

Check out my IG post for all the details!

Cat Purr-ccino | Newton's Nook Designs

 

Did you hear about Newton's Nook Designs' latest January Release?  They are available in their shop right now!  It includes two caffeinated sets and their coordinating dies:

I'm super excited to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog sharing two projects.  Here's a peek at one of them:

For all the details, please visit my post over there!

Snail Mail | Reverse Confetti

I'm super excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  Here's a bit of a peek of my project:

For all the details, please pop over to the Reverse Confetti blog.

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You Inspire Me | Studio Katia

 

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog today.  Here's a peek at my project I'm sharing:

For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!

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Flying By To Say Hello | CTMH

 

So I've had this cute CTMH Hello Ladybug stamp + Ladybug Shaker Window Thin Cuts set for a bit and finally put them together on a card.

I started with a white A2 panel.  Layered an aqua panel and then lined up a white backed Multi Circle Windows Thin Cuts. 

The sentiment strip on the front is from Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips - Crafty, A Crafty Collab with Brutus Monroe.

The Ladybug Shaker Window Thin Cuts makes it so easy to assemble.  The stitched dots are your guide to stamp the dots from the Hello Ladybug stamp set.  I happened to have red brads that matched perfectly with the cardstock.

The inside:

I either don't fill up my shakers enough or I over fill them.  It says:

Flying by to say hello.

Definitely not a postal friendly design but I love all the different elements.

I hope you have an amazing weekend!